I am a public health researcher working at the intersection of global health, noncommunicable diseases, climate change and health, and health systems. My work focuses on how primary health care and health systems can prevent and manage chronic diseases equitably, particularly in low-resource and climate-vulnerable settings. I combine implementation science, epidemiology and policy-oriented public health with international research, teaching and technical collaboration.
My research focuses on NCD prevention and care, chronic respiratory diseases, climate change and health, and health systems strengthening. I study how primary health care, community-based approaches, early detection, risk communication, and continuity-of-care models can improve outcomes for people living with chronic diseases, particularly in low-resource and climate-vulnerable settings.
A central part of my work concerns COPD, asthma, air pollution, climate-related exposures, disasters, and service delivery for NCDs. Current and recent projects address chronic respiratory disease integration in primary care, continuity of NCD care during climate-related disasters, planetary health education, and equitable health system responses.
My work aims to produce evidence that is scientifically rigorous, policy-relevant, and useful for health systems.
I teach global health, climate change and health, NCD prevention, health literacy and communication, and public health to medical, public health, and international students.
At Aarhus University, I coordinate and teach the Global Health component of the Public Health for Medicine course and contribute to exam design, assessment, small-class teaching, and curriculum development. I also teach in the Bachelor of Public Health Thesis Module, AU Summer University, and international summer schools.
I supervise bachelor, master, research-year, and PhD students, with a focus on global health, climate change and health, NCDs, implementation research, health systems, and equity.
I collaborate with universities, governments, the World Health Organization, humanitarian organisations, civil society and public-sector partners in Denmark and internationally. My collaborations span global health, chronic respiratory diseases, climate change and health, planetary health, implementation science and health systems, with a focus on translating research into policy, practice and more equitable and resilient health services.
As a consultant to the World Health Organization Headquarters, I support work on chronic respiratory diseases within the NCD Management Unit. I contribute to technical and normative work, country implementation support, and the development of guidance, training resources and service-delivery approaches for asthma and COPD, with a focus on strengthening primary health care in low-resource and vulnerable settings.
My responsibilities span research, teaching, supervision, grant development, project leadership and international collaboration in global health, noncommunicable diseases, climate change and health, and health systems. I lead and contribute to multidisciplinary projects on chronic respiratory diseases, climate-resilient NCD care, planetary health and health equity, linking research with implementation, policy engagement and capacity strengthening.
